The neglected emotion of boredom in teaching English to advanced learners.

This paper explores the underappreciated phenomenon of boredom and its causes in relation to practical English classes attended by university students majoring in English as a foreign language. It begins with a brief description of boredom where the focus is on its components, intensity and factors contributing to the experience of this negative emotion. This is followed by an overview of the still largely insufficient research into boredom in the L2 classroom. The empirical part of the paper comments on the data obtained from the Boredom in practical English language classes questionnaire which was filled out by 111 English majors. The results reveal the relationship between the intensity of boredom and the time factor. Also, the reasons for student boredom are indicated (e.g., task repetitiveness, lack of challenge, negative previous L2 learning experiences). In the last part of the paper, some pedagogical implications are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]